I saw Jimmy Savile grope young girl, says former TV news reader from Lincolnshire

“Agreed NigelSparky - I said the same thing more vociferously last night but it was cut by the editor.”

“Anyone who carries out any form of sexual act with a child, is without doubt a " monster" and for someone like you "chicken bob" to suggest otherwise , I find more than a little disturbing.”

“"work that needs to be done to help the real victims of hardened rapists and paedophiles who genuinely need help"

Indeed, and you think that of the 300 none were raped and therefore a victim? I think you have a point in the fact that it has gone over the top with the issue becoming an attack by the BBC on itself and the media at large happily getting involved. But to say that Saville was not really that bad is, to be quite honest, disgusting. I can only hope you are trolling as you so often do in the Lincoln City pages.”

“Exactly what i was thinking ElSeven , well said. As for you Chickenbob anything i do say about you would be sure to be removed so i'll leave it there!”

“Chickenbob

I don't see how you can criticise the Echo for running the same story that is on the front of almost every British daily newspaper and on every TV news channel continuously.

Bearing in mind that even Savile's family have accepted that there is case to answer, how do you come to the conclusion that history will depict him as anything but "A Monster"? I think you are an insult to every one of the 300 lines of enquiry and is it any wonder that these victims felt they would not be believed when people like you are so readily available to jump to his defense without shred of substance or reason.

Lastly, if you think Hardwick is disgusting then your comment...... "What we will find is a dirty old man who did inappropriate things with under-age girls. Criminal actions yes. A monster - NO!!!!"......is frankly a little scary, if abusing underage girls and boys does not make him a monster, i shudder to think what you think does.

I hope history remembers him as a serial abuser and nothing else”

“I see that the Super Soaraway Echo is now on the band-waggon. I paid a quid to buy your rag this week. I will think twice before spending anything on your newspaper in future.

Let's get the facts straight. Ex local TV presenter, many years ago sees Ex DJ pinch someone's bottom. FRONT PAGE NEWS IN THE ECHO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????

Everyone is jumping on the band-waggon for a piece of the Savile action, ranging from pathetic failed actresses who made a couple of cameo appearances on a sitcom who claims he 'hugged' her for a bit too long (great way to revive your career, love) to ex local TV hacks who want to join a lucrative gravy train (hopefully no one will vote for you now, you publicity seeking idiot). It seems that absolutely anyone can now benefit from the Savile free-for-all (a dead man can't sue for libel and can't answer his critics).

The whole Jimmy Savile saga has shown up the very worst of the UK media. Apparently Savile has gone from being Jimmy the Saint, to an IRA supporter, ***********c who abused 300 children. Apart from the fact that (when the history books are written) it will be shown that Savile was nowhere near as bad as he has been made out to be, what is even worse is that the Echo is playing the tabloid blame game to sell more papers.

OK, some people were 'abused' maybe, but when the truth comes out, we'll perhaps find that a few (nowhere near the 300 claimed) 15 year old girls were groped or touched inappropriately by Savile. Yes, I agree they are still 'victims', but to create a monster out of Jimmy Savile just to sell more newspapers is doing a total dis-service to the real victims of rape and real hardened paedophiles. All this Savile nonsense is watering down the the work that needs to be done to help the real victims of hardened rapists and paedophiles who genuinely need help. I am not denying Savile did bad things, but this story is now getting out-of-control and anyone seeking a bit of quick-fame or 'compo' is jumping on the band-waggon.

ECHO - this is NOT front page news. It is not news at all. This is an insult to our intelligence.

HARDWICK - using Savile for your own personal political reasons is disgusting.

READERS - Savile did some bad things, but he is not the monster that the press (and ITV) want you to think. When the truth finally comes out, we won't find 300 rape victims. What we will find is a dirty old man who did inappropriate things with under-age girls. Criminal actions yes. A monster - NO!!!!

PLEASE can we have some balanced reporting of Jimmy Savile?”

“Hello EL Seven, the word you were searching for was sarcasm.”

“The vulnerability of children including actions as witnessed by Mr Hardwick required formal notification to the Police by him at the time.
Lincolnshire is desperate for the right people to stand up strongly & independently for children, putting the right people at the forefront of child safeguarding finally.
Regrettably, politicians / Councillors are so busy passing the buck that I remain alarmed for child safety unless there is a radical change.”

“Bit of a coincidence that Mr hardwick should come out with this story, just as the post of Police Commissioner is up for election. Maybe a cynical person would assume that he's hoping for a sympathetic vote from the public regarding his distress at the time. As others have stated, why oh why, was the allegations properly investigated at the time.”

“localview - apparently when the people did report things to the police nothing was done. So would it have made any difference?”